Would lift Trump's Twitter ban: Elon Musk
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Lifting ban
While speaking at the Financial Times Future of the Car conference on Tuesday, Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said he would reverse Twitter's ban on former US President Donald Trump.
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Free speech absolutist
Musk has agreed to pay $44 billion for the social media site, but his ambitions are still unknown. He has declared himself a "free speech absolutist" and stated that the site will be less moderated.
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Rare bans
Musk and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey said on Tuesday that they believe permanent bans should be "very rare" and reserved for accounts who run bots or distribute spam.
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Trump's suspension
Trump's account, which had over 88 million followers, was suspended days before his term ended, putting an end to years of dispute about how social media companies should control the accounts of prominent world leaders.
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After US Capitol riots
Shortly after the riot on the US Capitol on January 6, Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter. In making its judgement, Twitter cited "the potential of future instigation of violence."